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There is another $1,000 smartphone on the market, and it boasts features not on iPhone X

A new smartphone will be announced at Mobile World Congress that is designed specifically for hands on workers.

Feb 23, 2018

By James Hetherington

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China's new next-gen Mach 5+ hypersonic jet could reach New York from Beijing in 2 hours

The craft features a unique four-winged design to reduce turbulence and drag at ultra-fast speeds.

Feb 23, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Scientists tracked commercial fishing in real-time and found over half the world's oceans fished

Scientists used satellites, machine learning and ship-tracking tech to shed light on the extent of commercial fishing worldwide.

Feb 23, 2018

By India Ashok

One tweet from Kylie Jenner just cost Snapchat more than $1 billion

A single tweet from Kylie Jenner has managed to severely dent investor confidence in Snapchat. In just one night, the company's value dropped by $1.3 billion.

Feb 23, 2018

By James Hetherington

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Exposed: Britain's worst Twitter troll who abused celebrities including Katie Price and Gary Barlow

A Twitter troll is begging for forgiveness after he was exposed as a 28-year-old father of two in Scunthorpe.

Feb 23, 2018

By James Hetherington

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Watch The Ring's sinister ghost crawl out of a TV in this augmented reality video

A developer used augmented reality platform Unity and simulated the entire scene with a few critical twists.

Feb 23, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Militarised spying dolphins? US military wants to recruit sea creatures to monitor enemy submarines

The new Darpa research programme aims to tap into sea creatures' "natural sensing capabilities" to monitor adversaries' naval activities.

Feb 23, 2018

By India Ashok

A 'happy' spacesuit? Scientists working on revolutionary new tech to keep astronauts stress-free in space

The Nasa-backed project could ultimately improve efficiency of the astronauts on deep-space missions.

Feb 23, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

What is Tempting Cedar? Hackers using fake Facebook profiles to spread Android spyware

The spyware steals victims' photos, contacts, call logs and can also spy on conversations when the infected device is within range.

Feb 23, 2018

By India Ashok

Kind-hearted sixth-grader gifts teacher ice cream money to pay for family funeral

Alabama primary school teacher Price Lawrence wrote about the girl's moving offer on Facebook where it has been shared over 200,000 times.

Feb 22, 2018

By Neil Murphy

EE achieves 428Mbps data speeds in Cardiff

Virgin release unlimited mobile data offer: Here are some of the UK's best SIM-only contracts

Sim only contract plans are becoming more popular as people start to buy phones outright. But should you jump on Virgin's new unlimited data offer?

Feb 22, 2018

By James Hetherington

Death Stranding: Two new actors join Hideo Kojima's mysterious project

Emily O'Brien and Troy Baker are the two latest additions to the cast of Hideo Kojima's next game Death Stranding.

Feb 22, 2018

By Ben Skipper

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Google accused of sacking disabled transgender man for questioning racism

A former Google engineer is suing the Internet company and claiming the only reason he was sacked was because he spoke out against racism.

Feb 22, 2018

By James Hetherington

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Russia building world's fastest combat helicopter, maiden flight likely in 2019

The helicopter is being built by Russian Helicopters Group, part of Kremlin defence contractor Rostec.

Feb 22, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Nintendo reportedly working on Super Smash Bros Switch for 2018 release

Nintendo is working on a new Super Smash Bros game for Nintendo Switch and aims to release it later this year, according to industry insider Emily Rogers.

Feb 22, 2018

By Ben Skipper

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'Genius' Trump ruthlessly mocked for attacking Jeff Sessions, misspelling his attorney general's name

"Which is worse: directing your AG to investigate your political enemies or misspelling his name? Hello America, it's Wednesday!" Amy Siskind tweeted.

Feb 22, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

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